gilt
1
[ gilt ]
/ gɪlt /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of gild1.
adjective
gold in color; golden.
noun
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
gilt-edged security.
Words nearby gilt
gilman, charlotte p.,
gilolo,
gilroy,
gilson,
gilsonite,
gilt,
gilt bronze,
gilt-edged,
gilthead,
gilyak,
gimbals
Definition for gilt (2 of 3)
gilt
2
[ gilt ]
/ gɪlt /
noun
a young female swine, especially one that has not produced a litter.
Origin of gilt
2
1300–50; Middle English
gilte < Old Norse
gylta
Definition for gilt (3 of 3)
gild
1
[ gild ]
/ gɪld /
verb (used with object), gild·ed or gilt, gild·ing.
to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.
Archaic.
to make red, as with blood.
Origin of gild
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British Dictionary definitions for gilt (1 of 4)
gilt
1
/ (ɡɪlt) /
verb
a past tense and past participle of gild 1
noun
adjective
covered with or as if with gold or gilt; gilded
British Dictionary definitions for gilt (2 of 4)
gilt
2
/ (ɡɪlt) /
noun
a young female pig, esp one that has not had a litter
Word Origin for gilt
C15: from Old Norse
gyltr; related to Old English
gelte, Old High German
gelza, Middle Low German
gelte
British Dictionary definitions for gilt (3 of 4)
gild
1
/ (ɡɪld) /
verb gilds, gilding, gilded or gilt (ɡɪlt) (tr)
to cover with or as if with gold
gild the lily
- to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful
- to praise someone inordinately
to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to
archaic
to smear with blood
Derived forms of gild
gilder, nounWord Origin for gild
Old English
gyldan, from
gold
gold; related to Old Norse
gylla, Middle High German
vergülden